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Truman Capote

“The most perfect writer of my generation,” according to Norman Mailer. Truman Capote had a long relationship with Esquire, starting with his masterful “Breakfast at Tiffany’s,” and culminating with the scandalous “La Cote Basque, 1965.”

Unanswered Prayers

“It is very hard to be a gentleman and a writer,” said Somerset Maugham and Capote chose to be a writer first as you’ll see in the infamous stories that ruined his reputation with his fanciest friends.